Garter belt



Oct. 13, 1953 D. RQTROPE ETAL GARTER BELT Filed Feb. 26, 1951 NS m ekwmMMM n A 00./N ,MYEQ T eV .rLm RM 00M m.. www w., GMW DF Patented Oct.13, `1953 ,p GAMER BELT.

Davide Trope Aand Flora .Clar `Mock,` Beverly Ilills,` and Doris M`-Levinson, LoslAngeles, Calif.

p Appunti@ February ze, i951; serial Nt. L212,782,

This invention relates 'to new and useful improvements and structuralre'nements' in garter belts, and the principal object of the inventionis to facilitate proper and efficient support of stockings by wellbalanced, flexible distribution of sustaining force on the waist and hipportions of the body of the wearer, this being so achieved that theWearers body is not subjected to undue distortion, constriction orpressure.

Of course, garter belts have been designed in the past, which generalyassumed the form of a waist encircling band provided with a plurality ofvertical, depending hose supporting members, but it has been found thatthe direct downward pull exerted by the hose supporting members causesthe waist encircling band to exert unequal pressure on diierent portionsof the wearers waist, thus causing considerable discomfort andinconvenience, particularly when the wearer subjects her body tomovement.

The instant invention eliminates these disad` vantages by providing agarter belt which is extremely iiexible in use and which may be wornwith comfort without impairing body movements.

Some of the advantages reside in its simplicity of construction, in itspleasing appearance and in its 'adaptability to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects and features in View, and suchother objects and features as may become apparent as this specificationproceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement andconstruction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the invention in use;

Figure 2 is a rear perspective view thereof; and,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the invention per se.

Like characters of reference are employed to designate like parts in thespecication and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the inventionconsists of a garter belt which is designated generally by the referencecharacter IIJ and which may be worn either over or under the customarypanties I2 for sustaining a pair of stockings I4.

The garter belt I8 embodies in its construction a pair of bands I6, eachhaving crossed portions 26 adjacent the ends thereof permanently securedtogether so as to provide a closed loop 28 and a pair of free endsportions 28 which extend beyond the crossed portions 26 outside theloop.

`The loops 20' of the bands IB are adapted to engage oppositel sides ofthe users` waist, one loop on each side, and the bands forming theseloops extend obliquely across the front and back to the hip at therelatively opposite side of the users body so that the free end portions28 are disposed adjacent the respective legs ofthe user. The loops 20cross each other at front and rear points 22, 24, respectively, Wherethese loops are permanently secured. The points 22, 24 are spaceddownwardly from the Waistline and separate each loop 28 into an upperwaist engaging portion I8 and a lower hip engaging portion 38 disposedat the relatively opposite sides of the garter belt.

The free end portions 28 of the bands are provided at the lower endsthereof with conventional hose supporters 32 for attachment to the Weltof the stockings I4.

A pair of longitudinally curved triangular panels 34, which may or maynot be of elastic material, are disposed at the opposite sides of thegarter belt, each panel having an upper edge 36 which is co-extensivewith and secured to the Waist engaging portion I8 of the adjacent loop20 and a pair of downwardly convergent edges 38 of each panel 34 areco-extensive with and secured to hip engaging portion 30 of the otherloop 2l.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that when the garter belt isplaced in use and the hose supporters 32 are attached to the stockingsI4, downward pull exerted by each stocking will be transmitted obliquelyto the waist at the relatively opposite side of the wearers body, inwhich manner a considerable amount of flexibility is achieved inasmuchas the pull on the waist portion of the garter belt is in a lateralrather than in a direct downward direction.

If the panels 34 are made from elastic material, they will expand toproperly sustain the garter belt on the body regardless of size of thewearer.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will beclearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly,further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

Having described the invention. what is claimed as new is:

A garter belt comprising a pair of bands each having crossed portionsadjacent the ends thereof permanently secured together to provide aclosed loop and a pair of free end portions extending beyond the crossedportions outside the loop, the loops of said bands being adapted toengage opposite sides of a users waist, one loop on each side, and saidbands forming said loops adapted to extend from said sides obliquelyacross the front and back to the hip at the relatively opposite side ofthe users body whereby said free end portions of the two bands may bedisposed adjacent the respective legs 'of the user, hose supportersprovided at the extremities of said free end portions, said loopscrossing each other at front and rear points spaced downwardly from theWaistline and being permanently secured together at their front and rearpoints of crossing, said points of crossing separating each loop into anupper waist engaging portion and a lower hip engaging portion disposedat the relatively opposite sides of the garter belt, and a pair oflongitudinally curved triangular panels disposed at the opposite sidesof the garter belt, each panel having an upper edge coextensive with andsecured to the waist engaging portion of the adjacent loop anddownwardly convergent edges coextensve with and secured to the hipengaging portion'of the other loop.

DAVIDA R. TROPE.

FLORA CLAR MOCK. DORIS M. LEVINSON.

References Cited the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS

